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One of the current priorities of the Foundation is the creation of the Peace Garden. The goal of the Peace Garden at Dawson College is to create a green space that is both commemorative and symbolic, of life and renewal, peace and remembrance, beauty and serenity, and that inspires teaching and learning, which is our academic mission, while making a positive environmental impact.

In 1989 a group of area residents who shared both a passion and deep interest in Pinery Park formed the Friends of Pinery Park. Aware of the increasing pressure on the rare ecosystems within the park’s boundaries from recreational activities, they recognized the need to foster and develop an appreciation and understanding of the park’s fragile and unique environment to its ever increasing number of users.

The Society operates the Seymour River Fish Hatchery and Education Centre which is located on the Seymour River just below the Seymour Falls Dam in North Vancouver, BC. In 1961, the construction of the Seymour Falls Dam removed access to 60% of the river from migrating salmon but more importantly has also resulted in the loss of 90% of the original spawning habitat. To mitigate this effect, the Society has been instrumental in the creation of new spawning, wintering and rearing habitat along much of the lower river. The Society supplements Seymour stocks of fish through rearing and releasing Steelhead Trout, Coho, Chum, Chinook and Pink salmon. Since 2005, we have been especially involved in research projects involving radio tracking adult Steelhead and looking at early marine survival of Steelhead smolts that are migrating to the ocean.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) harnesses the best minds to find ways to achieve sustainable development through policy research, expert networks and timely communications. We work globally and engage with decision-makers in all sectors to develop and implement policies that simultaneously benefit the global economy, the global environment and social well-being. We have created an innovation culture, which puts us out in front of key emerging policy issues well before they – and their impact – are properly understood. We bridge the best in policy research worldwide with the needs of policy-makers and marshall information on global efforts to advance on key sustainable development issues by building networks of experts unparalleled anywhere. We are motivated by the pursuit of change, inspired by our own history of making a difference, and know that the most innovative ideas eventually become mainstream practice.

Manitoba Eco-Network is an umbrella for non-governmental environmental groups in Manitoba. We provide information and resources to our member groups and the public. We operate an environmental library, conduct public workshops and publish the Eco-Journal - providing people with the information they need to take action for the environment, as well as undertaking projects and providing a volunteer referral service. Our current projects include Climate Change Connection, a GIS/Mapping Centre, a Water Caucus, Organic Lawn Care Education and the Manitoba Environmental Youth Network. Manitoba Eco-Network is a regional affiliate of the Canadian Environmental Network.

Raven is a non-profit, social enterprise who is committed to diverting waste from the landfills and educating the public about the importance of recycling.

The Canadian Pugwash Group is the national affiliate of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, an international organization, awarded the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize, together with its founder Sir Joseph Rotblat. Canadian Pugwash participates annually in the international conference, and the Pugwash Council. Education on global security, in a broad sense, is the mandate of Canadian Pugwash, carried out by sponsoring meetings and workshops to foster informed discussion, for the purpose of providing information and insights which can be useful in the formation of government policy. Canadian Pugwash sponsored or co-sponsored: “Pugwash, Parliamentarians and Political Will: Advancing the Agenda for Abolition” [Pugwash, NS, ] “Arctic Nuclear Weapon Free Zone-”Why Now?"[Berlin] Expert Roundtables“Freshwater", Food&&Population", "Managing with No-Growth", "Energy&Climate Change","Securing peace in Space"[Toronto] "Towards a Nuclear Weapons Convention" {Ottawa}

The Burns Bog Conservation Society was established in 1988 by a concerned group of citizens. They, along with other members of the community, successfully stopped a major development. The founders realized they had won the battle but not the war to protect Burns Bog. The Society has a credible reputation as the voice of Burns Bog and is committed to educating people of the ecological and economic benefits of Burns Bog and other peatlands globally and how they affect our quality of life. Burns Bog is the only estuarine raised peat bog found in a Mediterranean climate. It is located in Delta, British Columbia. The Society conducts field trips, public tours, holds summer day camps, produces educational material. It hosts special events such as International Bog Day and Jog for the Bog. The Society builds and maintains the boardwalks in the Delta Nature Reserve. The Society receives no funding from the United Way, the Corporation of Delta or Metro Vancouver.

We build simple, decent homes using donations of financial support, building materials and time that are all generated through the local community. After investing hundreds of hours to build their homes and those of their neighbours, our families assume no-interest, no down-payment mortgages that reflect the market value of the home. Monthly mortgage payments are continually reinvested into future home construction. Habitat for Humanity’s success rests in its fundamental belief that a community can create its own solutions for those in need by coming together to provide a hand up — not a handout. Habitat for Humanity provides the framework to build homes for families and hope for generations.

ECO-PEI is a community-based environmental organization, registered as a charity in 1989. Our award-winning Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project is just one of our efforts in improving the environment, both locally and on a national level.

Sustainable Food Edmonton is a non-profit charitable organization that has gone through transitions over its 22 year history. Our mandate is to connect communities and kids to their food and how it's produced. We offer the programs of City Farm, Little Green Thumbs, Community Gardens (formerly Community Garden Network), Yard Share and Urban Ag High. We also engage in other projects that are consistent with our vision and mission. To learn more, visit sustainablefoodedmonton.org

The Friends of West Kootenay Parks are a co-operating society working with BC Parks in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.